The US continues to have embarassing figures in seats of power. More specifically a Californian judge apparently doesn't understand what rape means. Superior Court Judge Derek Johnson claimed that a sexual assault victim wasn't raped because "If someone doesn't want to have sexual intercourse, the body shuts down." Apparently the victim didn't put enough of a fight in order for Judge Johnson to agree with California state law on rape. Now that the issue has blown up and he has been publicly admonished, Judge Johnson has apologized and blamed it on the prosecutor for getting him worked up.
Even though the assailant had previously threatened the victim with some truly medieval torture and then proceded to rape the victim in multiple fashions as well as "other crimes", Judge Johnson only sentenced the rapist to 6 years because that's all the case was "worth".
Remember when you were young and dreamed of being an astronaut?
Well with public and commercial opportunities for space travel increasing a medical journal BMJ.com has written an article analyzing the situation. Furthermore they're touching on the subject of being medically fit for space travel. Now that anybody with enough coin can enjoy a suboribital space-flight, BMJ is calling for doctors to create a medical criteria for potential space travelers to fit. Now that may not sound very exciting to you, but think of it this way. When you were a kid if anybody over the age of 11 said "I'm going to space tomorrow" they would laugh directly in your face and probably call a mental hospital. Just 10 years ago space travel was purely a government funded program and only the best scientists and military pilots were put into space. Right now we're talking about a rulebook so that you can go down to your local walk-in medical center and get a "fit for flight" permit. I don't make enough to cover the $200,000 ticket for a space ticket but with a growing market the competition will grow and the prices will drop. Some time in my or your future, we may be able to dutch-oven a space capsule, and that's a lifetime dream of mine.
To continue talk of space, a petition recently became an official topic to talk about in the White House. That petition? A suggestion to begin the construction of a Death Star-like orbiting superweapon. Now that the petition is on the official public suggestion page it requires a serious answer from the administration. Never mind the fact that it would take 800 millenia to be able produce just the steel to build the thing.
I leave you kiddos with this lovely little video, I'll be back Monday. Make sure to get a DD if you're going out!
If you have any questions or suggestions you can reach me at ishouldbworking@gmail.com
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